Fate and Destiny

Pairing: Honoka x Nyotengu

Genre: Romance/Supernatural

Disclaimer: I do not own Dead or Alive or any of its characters

Honoka packs her materials for the end of the day as school ends today. She gives a satisfied nod after closing her bag and heads outside of the school. It's a wonderful day with clear skies and the sun shining. She looks up at the sky with a smile, not caring if the other students pass by her. She sniffs the fresh air and then starts walking.

It's like any normal day for Honoka. Waking up in the morning, helping her grandmother, walk to school, come home and cook dinner while helping he grandmother again,and then get ready for bed. She enjoys her happy life here.

However, the pink haired girl notices something different. She takes the path she usually goes toward her home when something catches her eye. Out in the middle of town, there is a small house like building with a fence that is already open. Curious, she takes a peek at it and tip toes toward the entrance. She gives a couple knocks on the door. After waiting for a couple seconds, the two doors open and is greeted by a ginger haired girl and another with short violet hair.

"Welcome!" They both say in unison.

Honoka bows politely. "Ummmm..hello. i, um, I was just passing by until this caught my eye, so..."

The ginger looks over to the violet. "Could it be another guest for the mistress?"

"I believe so," the violet haired girl says.

Both of them take Honoka's hands and drag her down to the kong hallway.

"W-wait! Where are you taking me!?" Honoka cries. "I was just looking!"

The two girls arrive at the very end of the hall. They look at Honoka as they slide the doors open. There, the pinkette is surprised to meet a woman, about in her 20's, dressed in a black kimono and has large black wings. The woman slowly looks at her with a small smile.

Honoka stunned by this sight. A woman with wings? She tries over and over to convince herself that it's not a dream, but it's all too real.

"Um...I'm sorry," Honoka says. "But...I'm not who you're waiting for. I was just passing by when this house caught my eye, so I walked past the fence and...and…well...I was curious..."

The winged woman giggles. "That fence is a dimensional barrier."

"Oh..." Honoka gapes at this, but knows she has more important things to do. "A-anyways, sorry for disturbing you. I'll leave now."

"Would you mind giving me your glove?" The woman asks.

"Eh?" The pinkette is confused by this.

The raven haired woman sits up and holds out her hand. "Quickly, please."

Honoka nods as she takes off her purple glove on her right hand and hands it to her.

"May I have your name please?" She asks.

"Oh...it's Honoka..." The pinkette says softly.

"So you're gentle like a flower, hm?" The woman asks. "As it is the meaning of your name, correct?"

"Um...yes?"

The two girls gather around the winged woman and she hugs them both. "Wanna know mine?"

"Eh?"

"Nyotengu." She turns her head and giggles. "Of course, it's an alias."

"Ehhhhh!?"

"And these two girls are Kasumi and Ayane," she says. "Aren't they adorable~?"

Honoka sighs, feeling that all of this is pointless. "I'm going home! Can I have my glove back?"

"Oh~?" Nyotengu says. "Leaving so soon?"

The door slide shut automatically, almost as if by magic.

"We were destined to meet like this, dear," Nyotengu says. "I'm not lying."

"Huh?"

"Well, if you don't believe me, here." She stands up as the two girls put down a large bowl of water. She waves hand, causing the water to swirl. She then closes her eyes.

"Hmmm...Honoka...born from a strange family..." Nyotengu mutters. "You feel so different from other people. And that's because of one thing: you have powers. But you don't know where it came from. That is...your background."

Honoka stares in awe at this woman. Something about her is strange, but incredible at the same time. Nyotengu has a power of her own somehow.

"Oh, by the way," Nyotengu says. "I'll be keeping that glove~!"

"Ehhhhh!?" Honoka cries. "What for!? I want it back!"

"That's the price," Nyotengu says as she puts the glove in a case.

"B-but...but..." This all doesn't make any sense. Honoka is ready to explode.

"Girls, would you put this away for me, please~?" Nyotengu says.

"Okay~!" The two of them take the case and run off with it.

"Hey, hey!" Honoka cries. "That's my precious item!" She tries running after them, but ends up tripping and falling on her face. "Wahhhhh! What is this place!?"

"This is my shop," Nyotengu says.

"Your shop!?"

"Basically, the merchandise here is...wishes."

Kasumi pops her head out. "It's a wish granting shop!"

Ayane pops her head out as well. "Mistress can grant anything!"

Honoka turns to the winged woman. "Is it really true? You can do that?"

"But all for a price," Nyotengu says.

Honoka stares at the woman as she stands up and steps close to her. "A price that benefits me." She touches the pinkette's cheek and pecks it. "Maybe...your soul~?"

Honoka shakes from this. "Wh-wh-whaaaat!?" She backs away so quickly that she bumps into the wall, causing Nyotengu to burst out laughing.

"You silly girl~!" She laughs. "I'm not going to kill you!"

"You're not?" Honoka says, lifting her head up and rubs it.

"Why would a woman like me ever do something like that? Besides, I'm just taking what's most valuable, not a person's life." She giggles as she waves her hand playfully. "All better now~?"

"But I didn't wish for anything!" Honoka shouts.

"Ahhh, but would you rather live a normal life?" Nyotengu says. "Live like all the other people?"

Honoka bites ger lip. "I...I guess, but..."

"I can grant it," Nyotengu says softly.

Ayane sits beside the pinkette. "When Mistress says she can do it..."

Kasumi sits on the other side, finishing. "She will make it work."

Honoka turns to the winged woman. "You can do that?"

"It's been bothering you for a while, right?" Nyotengu says.

The pinkette nods. "Yes. I just...wondered of it's possible to have my powers disappear. But...I haven't found a way..."

"That is your wish?" The tengu says. "Then...I shall grant it."

That serious look on Nyotengu's face tells Honoka that she is serious about it and will grant that wish. However...

"First, my payment~" Nyotengu says while holding out her hand.

"You need money!?" Honoka says.

"I DID say this is a shop."

"What about my glove?"

Nyotengu waves her hand dismissively. "Nothing to be concerned about."

Honoka sighs. "No thanks."

"I don't accept cancellations."

The pinkette grabs her hair and shakes her head roughly. "THEN WHY DID I COME TO THIS STRANGE PLACE!?"

"Why don't you work for me?" Nyotengu offers.

"Eh!?" The pink haired girl gasps.

Nyotengu flips her hair. "You can work for me at my shop. Once you paid your debt, I'll grant your wish."

Kasumi and Ayane raise their hands with glee. "PART TIMER~!"

As both of them dance around the pinkette, Nyotengu continues.

"We'll start by celebrating your employment."

"H-hey, I never wanted to work for you in the first place..." Honoka says.

"We'll need some stuff for the party~!" Nyotengu says excitedly. "We'll need some snacks, a couple bottles of sake and some colored streamers to add!"

"Uhhhhh..." Honoka sweat drops at this. Nyotengu sure can act pretty childish.

The winged woman clasps her hands together. "Oh! Would you be a dear and pick something up from my warehouse for me~?"

"Your warehouse?" Honoka is unsure what the winged woman meant, but she obliges and walks toward the place.

It's a bit dark and scary, but she needs to get what Nyotengu ordered. She soon bumps into a dusty wardrobe closet, making her cough a little.

"This must be it," she says to herself. But when she opens it, her crimson eyes widen at the sight.

Back at the Shop

"Do I...seriously have to wear this...?" Honoka says, sweat dropping at the maid outfit she put on.

Nyotengu hands her the list. "You go and buy the stuff for our party."

"I have to go shopping too...?"

"Yep~"

"Alright...I'll do it."

As the pinkette exits the shop, Nyotengu waves at her. "Take care now~"

Later...

Honoka drags her feet, groaning because she is hearing many girls gossiping about her.

"She's so cute~!"

"Wait...she reminds me of someone so familiar...?

"Because of that hairstyle? Yeah, now that you mention it...yes!"

"That school idol, Kousaka-san!"

Honoka sighs heavily. "Just because I look like that person, doesn't mean I'm her. Haaahh...this sucks..."

She goes inside the shop and gets the items from the list, including the 2 bottles of sake. Once she walks out of the shop, she looks around to make sure no one mistakes her for the famous school idol and then starts to run.

But she accidentally bumps into someone and both of them land on their butt.

"Owww..." Honoka groans. She lifts her head up to see a girl her age. "Ah! I'm so sorry!"

"N-no, it's alright." The girl says, waving her hand. "I'm fine..."

To Honoka's surprise, her right hand is glowing red, like flames. This is just like what the pink haired girl has, but...why her? The girl in front of her bows and walks away with her hand still glowing flames. It is then that Honoka realizes something: Her wish.

Back at the Shop

Nyotengu is busy doing a jigsaw puzzle when she hears the door slide open.

"How was the shopping?" She asks.

Honoka just stands there, frowning.

"What's the matter? You wanted it to go away, right?"

"You knew..." Honoka mutters.

"Knew what?"

"You knew this would happen," Honoka says.

"I don't know what you're talking about," Nyotengu says.

"You knew my curse would transfer to somebody else."

Nyotengu casually puts in another piece. "Why are you so upset?"

"I...I feel bad about it," Honoka says

"And why's that?"

"Why? I know I wanted to live a normal life and have my powers disappear, but I never meant to have it transfer to another person..."

"That person just happens to have a curse of her own," Nyotengu says. "Therefore, when a person wishes for something that wish has the power to call the thing into being. And that's what happened to the girl."

"So..it's just...what she wanted?" Honoka says, dropping to her knees. "I don't think it's a happy life living that way..."

Nyotengu stands up, walks toward the pink haired girl and cups both hands to her cheeks. "We all have wishes we desire. Happy wishes or sad wishes. We can even wish something that may harm us. You will soon learn the bounderies in my line of work." She pecks Honoka on the cheek before letting go.

Honoka stands up and walks toward the door.

"Leaving already?" Nyotengu says.

Honoka nods as she keeps on walking when the tengu calls her name.

"Just remember..." she says. "Our meeting is destined."

"Destined?" Honoka repeats.

Honoka doesn't say anything and exits the shop. Kasumi and Ayane gather arpund the tengu and hug her from both sides.

"Mistress, she left," they say in unison.

"Not to worry, darlings," Nyotengu says. "Our connection is not broken."

In her heart, Nyotengu knows Honoka will be coming back. Because it's destiny...that brought them like this. And it will never change.

To be continued~